Whilst in the Padul wetlands I came accross these pretty poppys. They are I believe a type of opium poppy.
The heat in Lanjaron (40+!) drove me up into the mountains today. Using the Sierra Nevada ski lift for access I quickly reached 2500m. Within 45 minutes I walked up to the Collado de Las Yeguas and reached the blue mountain lake of Las Yeguas. Patches of snow still lingered artound the lake and the [...]
There’s no doubt about it, Bee Eaters have started appearing in some numbers again on the sunny lower slopes around the village. Not that they ever went away…during June I still heard their distinctive calls regularly. I suspect however that by and large they were concentrated at nesting colonies attending to the serious business of [...]
It’s a hot Wednesday afternoon in the village and my new employer’s car is headed for the garage. With the park just opposite I need no pursuading to tag along…our birdwatching clients of last Friday had picked up good views of Golden Oriole there and I was sure there was a slim chance of a [...]
It’s Sunday morning and I’m a week into my new job in the bowl of the valley below Lanjaron…and I thought it was hot up on the hill! My new place of work sits beneath an imposing ridge, an impressive rockface that curves round to the south of the village. The cries of Lesser Kestrels [...]
It’s Friday morning and it’s a big day for Birdwatchalpujarras…my new colleague and birdwatching partner Kiersten and I have got Gerry and Chris out with us for the day, two widely travelled and very keen birdwatchers over from Manchester for a week of sunshine in Lanjaron. With a full day to work with we’re hoping [...]
Ian Williams of Birdwatch Alpujarras went with Spanish Highs guide, Mike Elston, on a 2 day trek in the high and remote north eastern Sierra Nevada. The object was to see new areas and maybe spot eagles, vultures etc. In fact all he returned with was the solitary sighhting of a lone Kestrel and blistered [...]
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This is a young Egyptian Grasshopper. Apparently they do little damage which is a good job for my veggies. He was a little camera shy and kept turning away from the camera so I couldnt get his face.
Monday afternoon, and with work finished for the day it’s a short walk up the mountain along a now very familiar local track to keep my eye in and check out what’s happening “up the road”. I’ve been watching a pair of Blue Rock Thrush up here for some time now. As ever I had [...]
